Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

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Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.

Kim Basinger is understood to have passed on the lead role in the MGM/Granada co-production “Prime Suspect,” for which she was reported to be in advanced talks. The pic, an American version of the award-winning British TV series of the same name, is to be directed by Chris Menaul.